Hollywood Emulates Glamour Mum

It may have not have the Gr.1 Goodwood Handicap, but young mare Hollywood matched one of her mother's feats by winning at Morphettville. The four-year-old daughter of dual Gr.1 winning star Glamour Puss recorded her first metropolitan win at the weekend with the promise of more to come.

Earlier this year, trainer Danny O'Brien managed to claim Gr.2 and Gr.3 successes with the recently retired Shopaholic, who like Hollywood is bred and raced by Waikato Stud, and whose mother, Splashing Out, was also prepared for feature race success by the Flemington trainer.

"I take pride in seeing progeny of our former horses doing well on the track and it's even better when I have the opportunity to train them," O'Brien said. "Glamour Puss was an absolute star and getting a metropolitan win on her pedigree page with one of her progeny is very satisfying."

Saturday's win was the second of Hollywood's career from just five starts and O'Brien is hoping there is more to come from the New Zealand-bred.

[30 Nov 17]
When you write a weekly comment it is sometimes difficult to hit on a subject that is both relevant and current. Not so this week, no, I have plenty to keep my readers thought process active.
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[18 Nov 17]
WS enjoyed an international double yesterday with success across the Tasman and in Singapore. Jaunty started the ball rolling when he won at Canterbury and Lim’s Ripple later followed suit at Kranji.
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[17 Nov 17]
Well, what a couple of weeks for Savabeel, my corner is not about promoting Waikato Studs stallions, our very competent Jasmine has that responsibility but regardless of where a sire resides, we are indeed fortunate he is NZ based.
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[14 Nov 17]
New Zealand’s champion sire Savabeel has continued to scale new heights as a sire in recent weeks, with his progeny extending his number of individual Group One winners to fourteen.
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[10 Nov 17]
These corners become increasingly difficult to present to you my to readers considering I am not a writer and my commentary on racing is simply something to keep what's left of my grey matter a little in tune.
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[27 Oct 17]
I spent last weekend at Kinloch, this is a place of great beauty that unfortunately has been discovered by the masses. The late Herbie Dyke used to call it the best-kept secret on Lake Taupo so what's brought about the change - cycle tracks. We now have tracks through beautiful bush heading both east and west around the edge of the lake. Now the participants of this activity are clearly not short of money, their $3,000 bikes are transported on the back of Q7 Audi's and I watch as they pull on their equally expensive stretch riding gear and think how much more fun they would have if they raced a horse.
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[25 Oct 17]
Former New Zealand Horse of the Year and multiple Group One winner Ocean Park has produced his first stakes performer. His progressive son Ocean’s Fourteen turned in a bold performance this afternoon to finish runner-up in the Listed Geelong Classic.
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[21 Oct 17]
The Titanium Racing Stable had every reason to whoop it up on Friday night after newcomer Nowyousee (O'Reilly) raced away a facile winner in the $75,000 Restricted Maiden race over 1000m.
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[20 Oct 17]
What a time to return to the corner. It could be said political commentary is not my brief, why not, it’s my corner so I can write what I like. I will be interested to hear the view of one of our past leaders who promoted support for Winston if this is the result he expected.
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[13 Oct 17]
In Australia today high priced Ocean Park colt Ocean’s Fourteen broke his maiden at just his second start. The $325,000 NZB Premier Yearling Sale purchase won easily by a 2.5 length margin leaving the field in his dust. He has also been nominated for the Victoria Derby and if his performance today is anything to go by he should be a live chance.
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[10 Oct 17]
The team behind exciting three-year-old prospect Embellish are plotting their final move toward Christchurch. On the strength of an impressive last-start maiden win, the WS-bred and sold colt is the current pre-post favourite for next month’s Gr.1 New Zealand 2000 Guineas at Christchurch.
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[09 Oct 17]
Waikato Stud’s familiar racing colours were carried to victory at Kilmore this afternoon by a regally-bred filly. She’s Popular made a perfect debut when she won at the first time of asking for David and Ben Hayes and Tom Dabernig.
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[07 Oct 17]
A change of scenery has been fast-tracked Torgersen’s return to top form. The WS-bred and sold son of Pins broke a lengthy drought when he was successful on the Gold Coast this afternoon.
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[03 Oct 17]
This was probably still considered an ‘off season’ three-year-old race but the way Ocean Jewel got the job done first-up over 1000 metres suggests she will more than measure up against stronger opposition in the coming months.
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[30 Aug 17]
New Zealand’s breeding industry has received a real feather in its cap with the news that Waikato Stud’s exciting new stallion Tivaci has been sought out for Northern Hemisphere shuttle duties the iconic English National Stud.
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[26 Aug 17]
Off the back of a staggering 19 stakes winners last season, Savabeel has wasted no time making his mark on 2017-18, with son Addictive Nature taking out the honours in this afternoon's Gr.3 Ming Dynasty Quality at Rosehill for trainer Bjorn Baker.
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[21 Aug 17]
Talented three-year-old Felton Road has opened his classic season in perfect style with trainer Tony Pike now plotting a path for the WS-bred and sold colt toward a Group One feature.
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[14 Aug 17]
Preditor struck again on Friday night in Singapore where he produce another dominant performance to score over a mile. The WS-bred and sold gelding has now won three times at Kranji for owner-trainer Shane Baertschiger.
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[21 Jul 17]
New Zealand's leading black-type breeder Waikato Stud celebrates its 50th anniversary in 2017. With the benefit of 50 years of thoroughbred excellence and a world renowned stallion roster, Waikato Stud opens the door to the 2017-18 season with much excitement...
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[17 Jul 17]
A slice of New Zealand racing history beckons Kawi in the new season. The son of Savabeel’s tally at the highest level currently stands at six and trainer Allan Sharrock is on a mission to advance that record in the 2017-18 term.
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[17 Jul 17]
The Michael Clements-trained Chopin’s Fantaisie has maintained his unbeaten record in Singapore. The WS graduate made it four wins on the bounce at Kranji last night when he was successful over 1400 metres
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[28 Jun 17]
Well,it's great to have our internet organiser back,at my age the memory slips so I need to report any news while it's news..Have I something to say ,you bet . It is time to be positive,I was so frustrated with the mixed messages we are receiving I took up the invitation to call the Racing Boards Chief Executive to get his views on how we are going .
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[23 Jun 17]
Lance Noble is taking an Australian gamble with his lightly-tried WS graduate Save The Date. The private trainer to the filly’s owners Brendan and Jo Lindsay is in Queensland with the Savabeel three-year-old, who will be on trial for higher honours when she run at the Sunshine Coast on Sunday.
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[10 Apr 17]
It would seem just a matter of time and finding a suitable track for the exciting WS home-bred three-year-old Love Affair to make her mark at stakes level. The powerful daughter of Savabeel again showed her quality at Te Rapa when she made short work of her age group rivals in Saturday’s Tower Insurance Brokers 1400.
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[22 Mar 17]
Exciting sprint prospect Pinzalot showed he could be a force to be reckoned with at a higher level next season when he demolished a handy field over 1400 metres at Te Rapa on Saturday.
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[22 Mar 17]
Classy sprinter Irish Moon (O'Reilly) bounced back to the winner’s enclosure for the first time in a year when he led all the way to score in Saturday’s Allied Security 1200 at Te Rapa.
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[07 Mar 17]
The domination of the South Island summer three-year-old features by the John & Karen Parsons trained pair of Residential and Starvoia continued at Wingatui on Saturday when the duo combined to quinella the Listed NZB Insurance Stakes (1400m).
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[07 Feb 17]
Matamata trainer Lance O’Sullivan is fairly certain he already has a name for his latest NZB National Yearling Sale purchase after fate conspired to add a theatrical conclusion to the bidding action.
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[28 Dec 16]
Two Group One assignments await the WS graduate Lincoln Blue in the New Year. The well-related son of Savabeel has returned from a break following successive victories in the Gr.3 Wellington Stakes at Otaki and in the Listed 3YO Salver at Ellerslie.
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[11 Dec 16]
Aerovelocity has long been one of Hong Kong’s most beloved warriors and the eight-year-old achieved one of the more extraordinary wins of his storied career as he tenaciously held off Lucky Bubbles to score his second HK$18.5m LONGINES Hong Kong Sprint victory at Sha Tin today (Sunday 11 December).
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[09 Dec 16]
Jamie Richards desperately wanted to avoid another missed opportunity with Savabeel’s exciting son Royal Success and the Matamata horseman’s wish was granted at Trentham last Saturday.
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[30 Oct 16]
A WS graduate has credited Welsh jockey Emily Farr with the biggest win of her flat racing career. She combined with the hardy stayer Pump Up The Volume to claim top honours in the Listed Feilding Gold Cup at Awapuni yesterday.
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[25 Oct 16]
Coldplay hit the perfect note when she resumed at Ellerslie thon Saturday. The daughter of Savabeel returned from a seven month break to defeat a competitive field of Rating 75 sprinters in the hands of Vinnie Colgan, who sported the WS colours.
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[17 Oct 16]
Former champion New Zealand jockey Michael Walker will ride Kawi in Australia. Taranaki trainer Allan Sharrock confirmed the engagement as he puts the finishing touches on the star son of Savabeel ahead of a three-start campaign in Perth.
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[26 Sep 16]
O’Reilly’s outstanding son War Affair has overcome adversity for a return to winning form. The six-year-old bounced back from a series of injuries to triumph over 1400 metres at Kranji yesterday.
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[17 Sep 16]
Kawi is within touching distance of his slice of New Zealand racing history, but whether he gets the chance to rewrite the record book is up in the air. The star son of Savabeel earned a gold star for bravery when he overcame a horror run to claim Saturday’s Gr.1 Windsor Park Plate at Hastings following his previous victory there in the Gr.1 Makfi Challenge Stakes.
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[01 Aug 16]
Waikato Stud have made another clean sweep of the stallion titles. The Matamata farm has dominated the awards in recent times and it was more of the same in a highly satisfying 2015-2016.
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[19 Jul 16]
Champion New Zealand farm Waikato Stud have reversed a trend this season. “It’s been interesting – usually our racing team is focussed on fillies, but this time between Garry and I we’ve been having a really good run with the colts and geldings,” said principal Mark Chittick, referring to his father’s involvement.
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[06 Jul 16]
An international Group One family came up trumps for WS in Victoria yesterday. The Danny O’Brien-trained General James posted the fourth victory of his career when successful on the synthetic track at Geelong.
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[23 Jun 16]
Former Singapore Horse of the Year War Affair is making quiet progress toward a spring return to racing. The injury-troubled New Zealand-bred son of the late O’Reilly hasn’t raced for nearly a year and is making his come-back under the guidance of expatriate Kiwi trainer Bruce Marsh.
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[24 Apr 16]
All In Vogue (NZ) (Pins) raced to an 18-to-one upset win in Saturday’s $50,000 New Zealand Bloodstock Warstep Stakes (2000m) at Riccarton, ending the NZB Southern Filly of the Year Series with a four-way tie.
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[24 Apr 16]
A touch of divine intervention could well have been at play on Saturday when Central Districts raider All In Vogue proved her recent form all wrong with a powerful performance to take out the Listed New Zealand Bloodstock Warstep Stakes (2000m) at Riccarton.
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[24 Apr 16]
Today's headline race is the G1 Audemars Piguet QEII Cup but there are some class acts on the 10-race Sha Tin undercard, too, not least the HKG3 Queen Mother Memorial Cup (Handicap), which features a select field of nine.
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[21 Apr 16]
In a desperately close finish to the 2015-16 New Zealand Bloodstock Southern Filly of the Year Series, the winner of Saturday’s $50,000 Listed NZB Warstep Stakes (2000m) at Riccarton will claim at least a share of the title.
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[17 Apr 16]
Pins was denied a stakes double at Riccarton on Saturday afternoon by the barest of margins. The WS stallion’s daughter No Pushover was a dominant winner of the Listed NZB Insurance Stakes and in the following event Seize The Moment was pipped by a nose in the Listed Easter Cup.
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[17 Apr 16]
A dominant win in Saturday’s $50,000 Listed New Zealand Bloodstock Insurance Stakes (1600m) at Riccarton has earned No Pushover (NZ) (Pins) a share of the lead in the NZB Southern Filly of the Year Series.
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[12 Apr 16]
Lucia Valentina stamped herself as Savabeel’s premier daughter with a dazzling display in Saturday's Gr 1 Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Randwick. The five-year-old routed her rivals in The Championships’ showcase event for her third victory at the highest level.
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[07 Apr 16]
George Moore Bloodstock, of Hong Kong, secured WS’s top lot on the opening day of the Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale. A son of the Matamata farm’s resident sire Savabeel, the colt is out of the well-performed Pins mare Tootsie.
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[30 Mar 16]
Lightly-raced filly Real Savvy made the most of her home track advantage today. The WS-bred three-year-old was a commanding maiden winner over a mile at Matamata where she is trained by Lance O’Sullivvan and Andrew Scott.
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[21 Mar 16]
The grit and determination that has epitomized the career of top sprinter Irish Moon was to the fore again on Saturday when he captured the Team Wealleans sponsored Open sprint at Te Rapa.
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[21 Mar 16]
After a subdued start to the season, Singapore champion trainer Mark Walker looks to have finally hit top gear as he extended his recently newfound lead with an early race-to-race double in the first two races on Sunday.
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[18 Mar 16]
Earlier this week, on Wednesday, March 15, Hong Kong’s world ace Aerovelocity touched down in Japan ahead of what will be the 8-year-old’s second appearance in the Grade 1 Takamatsunomiya Kinen.
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[11 Mar 16]
Multifacets has taken another winning step toward a possible Group One goal. The WS-bred and sold son of O’Reilly was successful over a mile at Warwick Farm yesterday to post the third win of his brief career.
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[26 Feb 16]
Jimmy Hoffa has been sold and will do his future racing across the Tasman.
The Savabeel five-year-old won two races for part-owner and trainer Peter McKay, who said a lack of suitable opportunities had forced the sale.
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[26 Feb 16]
Time restrictions have ruled Kawi out of the Queensland winter carnival.
Trainer Allan Sharrock has instead decided his multiple Group One winner will have two more domestic starts and then head to the spelling paddock.
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[23 Feb 16]
Just when punters thought the picture for the Gr. 1 BMW New Zealand Derby had been clarified with the running of Saturday’s Avondale Guineas, a new contender emerged forty minutes later with a performance that had to be seen to be believed.
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[23 Feb 16]
Already brandishing considerable firepower for their attempt on the Gr. 1 Wellfield New Zealand Oaks in a month’s time, the powerful Murray Baker & Andrew Forsman stable added a third string to their bow when Sewreel dominated her opposition to secure Saturday’s Listed Bob Sharrock Memorial Oaks Trial at New Plymouth.
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[19 Feb 16]
Progressive galloper Emily Monk returned to the racetrack with a vengeance on the weekend as she downed a handy line-up over 1400 metres in her first race back since suffering a bleeding attack during a victory at Avondale last November.
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[19 Feb 16]
Cambridge trainers Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young will get a better idea on their firepower for upcoming Group One features when they saddle runners at Ellerslie and New Plymouth on Saturday.
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[31 Jan 16]
A Savabeel colt produced a special moment for a Karaka stalwart when he realised $775,000 on day two of the Premier Sale. The good-looker was secured by Ultra Thoroughbreds’ Toby Koenig.
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[04 Jan 16]
Veteran sprinter Antonio Lombardo showed he is on target to defend his Gr. 3 Linwood Park Stud Spring Sprint title at Hastings in October with a resounding victory at Ruakaka on the weekend.
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[31 Dec 15]
There was plenty of Christmas cheer in the air at Awapuni on Saturday with one of the biggest smiles sported by local trainer Royden Bergerson as his top mare Savaria returned to form with a convincing victory in the Manawatu Standard Summer Cup (1600).
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[31 Dec 15]
Exciting sprinter Mabeel doesn’t like doing things the easy way and he showed that last Saturday with a typically tenacious performance to score over 1400 metres in rating 85 company on the first day of the Ellerslie Christmas Carnival.
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[31 Dec 15]
Astrid (4 m Pins – Astralita, by Kenny’s Best Pal) kept the Te Akau colours flying on Boxing Day – after boom colt Xtravagant (Pentire) had scored fresh up at Ellerslie – when she staved off an inquiry for victory in The Speight’s Ale House Rating 75 1400 metres at Awapuni.
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[24 Dec 15]
New Zealand Derby prospect Scrutinize drew further attention to his classic prospects with an outstanding display at Awapuni last Saturday. The WS graduate returned from a break to post a commanding victory in the Rich Hill Stud 3YO Premier.
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[24 Dec 15]
The famous New Zealand tartan and red cap silks of the Fletcher family were on display at Rosehill last Saturday when the Matthew Dale trained seven-year-old mare Kaleidoscope (NZ) won the $85,000, Sportsyear Diary Bm 89 Handicap (1400m) from fellow Pins racehorse Agent.
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[04 Dec 15]
Snowden Racing: Exciting speedster Dublin Lass added a second black type victory to her promising career by saluting in Listed Starlight Stakes (1100m) under the guidance of Kerrin McEvoy at Rosehill on November 28.
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[23 Nov 15]
Trainer Kris Lees has confirmed that the connections of classy mare Lucia Valentina (Savabeel-Staryn Glenn, by Montjeu) have accepted an invitation from the Hong Kong Jockey Club for her to compete in the Gr1 Hong Kong Cup (2000m) at Sha Tin on 13 December, reports Racing.com.
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[20 Nov 15]
O’Reilly provided the star act on the closing day of the Ready to Run Sale at Karaka this afternoon. His son broke the auction record of $500,000 when he was knocked down for $525,000 to Hong Kong interests.
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[19 Nov 15]
Savabeel was the leading sire by average on the opening day of the NZB Ready to Run Sale at Karaka. The star stallion had five lots sold for $1.08 million at an average of $216,000.
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[16 Nov 15]
O’What A Feeling’s breakthrough success in Singapore last night has earned him a favourable comparison with his older brother. The three-year-old improved on his debut second to break his maiden over 1400 metres.
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[16 Nov 15]
Trainer Hideyuki Takaoka had a good reason to forgive jockey Alan Munro for jumping off Room For Excuse for the first time: The English rider still had a big say in getting the entire back in the winner’s circle on Sunday.
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[13 Nov 15]
Black type aspirant Head Spin has struck another winning blow against older opposition. The three-year-old progressed from a maiden success last month to a comfortable Rating 65 victory at Dargavile this afternoon.
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[12 Nov 15]
This year’s Melbourne Spring Carnival has been a prolific one, particularly the past week, for New Zealand bred and sold thoroughbreds - With five Group 1 victories across the Caulfield Cup Carnival and Melbourne Cup Carnival, New Zealand-bred or sold horses won 38% of Group 1 races during the two carnivals.
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[12 Nov 15]
It had been a while in between drinks for the unlucky Rhythm To Spare who rewarded connections for their patience with a dominant victory at Flemington on the final day of the carnival.
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[09 Nov 15]
Top quality sprinter Barbaric demonstrated once again just what a lethal prospect he can be when in a fresh state as he returned to winning form in track record time at Listed level in the Legacy Lodge Sprint at Te Rapa on Saturday.
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[05 Nov 15]
Too often we hear industry participants critising the depth of quality and the tiredness of the broodmare bands of many New Zealand breeders. Those same voices will be heard when the 2016 Karaka yearling sale catalogues are released at the end of November.
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[02 Nov 15]
Peter Lock will plot a black type path for Head Spin following the Pins filly’s maiden success at Tauranga. She capped off two recent placings with a stylish victory over 1400 metres to suggest she can make her mark in age group company.
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[02 Nov 15]
Star Savabeel five-year-old Kawi showed he was in fine touch for upcoming features with a sizzling return at Awapuni on Saturday. He claimed the Redcraze Bowl in the hands of stable apprentice
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[02 Nov 15]
The well-related O’Really might not have been a star on the track, but she has proved a gem at stud. The Centaine mare, the winner of just one race, has proved her worth in the broodmare paddock with a 100 per cent record.
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[23 Oct 15]
Better company awaits Coldplay completed a winning double for WS at Te Aroha on Wednesday. A strong third at her Taupo debut earlier this month set her out an even money favourite and the three-year-old daughter of Savabeel justified her short odds.
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[23 Oct 15]
One of WS’s most productive families was on the board again in Australia yesterday. Earlier in the week, the Gr 2 Sandown Guineas contender Ngarimu struck for Peter Moody and at Warwick Farm on Wednesday it was the turn of Chris Waller’s Torgersen.
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[23 Oct 15]
Stephen Autridge and Jamie Richards still promise to hold a strong hand in the NZB 1000 Guineas despite two of their early fancies for the fillies’ feature being ruled out of the Christchurch party.
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[23 Oct 15]
HKJC: Aerovelocity’s triumph in last season’s HKG2 Premier Bowl at Sha Tin Racecourse was the first rung on an ascent that culminated in the gelding’s crowning as Hong Kong’s Champion Sprinter.
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[23 Oct 15]
HKJC: Aerovelocity’s triumph in last season’s HKG2 Premier Bowl at Sha Tin Racecourse was the first rung on an ascent that culminated in the gelding’s crowning as Hong Kong’s Champion Sprinter.
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[23 Oct 15]
WS gem Glamour Puss was outstanding on the track and she continues to prove her worth at stud. The dual Group One winner (Salinger Stakes, Goodwood Handicap) maintained her 100 per cent record as a broodmare when her sixth foal Ngarimu made a winning debut last Sunday.
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[23 Oct 15]
WS gem Glamour Puss was outstanding on the track and she continues to prove her worth at stud. The dual Group One winner (Salinger Stakes, Goodwood Handicap) maintained her 100 percent record as a broodmare when her sixth foal Ngarimu made a winning debut last Sunday.
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[11 Oct 15]
Gifted WS-bred five-year-old Packing Pins is on a fast track to Group company in Hong Kong. The rising star won for the sixth time in nine appearances last night when he powered away with a class two event over 1400 metres at Sha Tin.
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[10 Oct 15]
Savabeel colt Ali Baba boosted his chances of a shot at a Group One prize with his home track victory this afternoon. He downed his three-year-old rivals with a dominant performance at Matamata to stake his claim for the New Zealand 2000 Guineas.
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[08 Oct 15]
New Zealand Oaks winner Savaria returned to Roydon Bergerson's stable this week.
The Savabeel mare was given a break after disappointing first-up on the opening day of the Hastings carnival.
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[08 Oct 15]
Trainers Stephen Autridge and Jamie Richards look to have another promising filly on their hands with Wednesday’s Taupo winner Duchess Kate putting her hand up for a tilt at the Gr.1 NZB 1000 Guineas.
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[08 Oct 15]
The ambition surrounding the naming of an O’Reilly filly was met at Taupo this afternoon. Great Expectations showed gate speed from a wide alley to lead and when Craig Grylls asked her for an effort into the straight she bolted clear for a dominant victory.
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[08 Oct 15]
Roydon Bergerson will get a guide to his spring prospects at Hawera on Saturday.
The Awapuni trainer, who had a memorable 2014-15 season, will have five runners - Tie Me Down, Figurac, Postboy, Hank Moody and Allstars - at the feature meeting.
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[08 Oct 15]
Group One-winning mare In Style is booked on a midweek flight to Australia.
The reigning Railway Stakes winner will be flown on Wednesday to Melbourne where she will join Michael Moroney’s Flemington stable.
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[05 Oct 15]
Denise Howell’s dual Gr.1 winning Savabeel mare Soriano could well have been trying to take a leaf out of her former stablemate Costume’s book, when she visited Pins this afternoon.
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[22 Sep 15]
Soriano is heading to Hastings for a third crack at the Livamol Classic.
Plans for the mare to contest the weight-for-age feature on October 3 were not altered by the abandonment of the second day of the Hawke’s Bay carnival last weekend.
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[18 Sep 15]
Springing into action this Saturday is New Zealand Bloodstock’s Filly of the Year Series with the running of the $70,000 Group 3 Hawke’s Bay Breeders Gold Trail Stakes (1200m) at Hastings.
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[14 Sep 15]
Veteran sprinter Antonio Lombardo showed he is on target to defend his Gr. 3 Linwood Park Stud Spring Sprint title at Hastings in October with a resounding victory at Ruakaka on the weekend.
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[11 Sep 15]
Fresh from a winning double at Te Rapa on Wednesday, the Te Akau training partnership of Stephen Autridge and Jamie Richards will be looking for further success in the warmer climbs of Ruakaka on Saturday.
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[07 Sep 15]
Allan Sharrock has another excellent reason to sing the praises of Savabeel. The New Plymouth horseman has the WS stallion’s latest Group One winner - Makfi Challenge Stakes hero Kawi - in his care, as well as another rising star by the champion sire.
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[04 Sep 15]
As he hit the line first in Saturday’s Gr.1 Makfi Challenge Stakes outstanding winner Kawi rewarded the faith shown in him by his most ardent supporters, co-owners and breeders Steak and Christine Goodin.
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[28 Aug 15]
The Te Akau team at Ruakaka will also include the impeccably-bred colt Scrutinize (NZ), a son of Savabeel and the dual Group One winner Legs, who won his only start as a juvenile last season.
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[21 Aug 15]
Trainer Alwin Tan was glad he was around at one of two barrier trials set down for his champion War Affair ahead of his much-awaited showdown with Spalato in the Group 3 Jumbo Jet Trophy (1400m) on September 6.
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[19 Aug 15]
Sydney’s champion trainer Chris Waller has struck again with a WS graduate. After sending Pins’ son No Return out for his maiden success at Newcastle on Tuesday, he struck at Seymour this afternoon with Multifacets.
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[18 Aug 15]
No Return is expected to realise his full potential over middle distances, but in the meantime he gave a sneak preview of what’s to come at Newcastle this afternoon. The New Zealand-raced son of Pins opened his account over 1600 metres at his fifth appearance.
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[11 Aug 15]
The best is yet to come from the lightly-raced four-year-old Hee’s Forte. Despite still learning his trade, the WS graduate won for the second time in five starts with a brave performance over 1600 metres at Kranji last night.
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[23 Jun 15]
A connection established nearly 20 years ago continues to pay dividends for Cambridge couple Paul and Cushla Smithies as they added another highlight to an already wonderful season with the win of No Tricks at the Gold Coast on Saturday.
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[23 Jun 15]
Classy New Zealand-bred galloper War Affair is one race away from the Singapore Four-Year-Old Challenge Triple Crown after he easily landed the second Leg, the $500,000 Gr.1 Patron’s Bowl (1600m) on Sunday.
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[23 Jun 15]
Gaining some vital black type for a future breeding career was at the forefront of trainer Graeme Richardson’s plans for consistent mare Queens Rose this winter and the first tick in that column was achieved in style at Tauranga on Saturday.
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[02 Jun 15]
A daughter of Savabeel created major interest during last week’s broodmare sale on the Gold Coast. The well-performed Diademe was offered through the draft of Attunga Stud, of Scone, and was knocked down for $A740,000.
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[02 Jun 15]
The Sacred Falls family was to the fore in Hong Kong on Sunday night for WS with further success for Packing Pins. The four-year-old son of Pins completed a hat-trick of wins in the hands of star jockey Joao Moreira.
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[02 Jun 15]
The unthinkable was, for a few shaky seconds, not a remote possibility anymore when red-hot favourite War Affair came off a torrid run four wide and could not quite clear out as he normally does in the home straight, but cream rose to the top when the Singapore Horse of the Year forged ahead to win the $300,000 Group 2 Stewards’ Cup (1400m) rather comfortably in the end.
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[02 Jun 15]
WS’s resident star stallion Savabeel opened a new chapter in his illustrious career at Wanganui on Saturday. The Group One winner and producer was credited with his first black-type victory as a broodmare sire when Stella Di Paco posted an upset win in the Listed Castletown Stakes.
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[18 May 15]
Group One producer Rios is maintaining his impressive wining strike rate. The WS resident has only had 10 runners to the races, but already five of them have won and his latest success story is A Tad Leica.
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[18 May 15]
Peter Moody produced another exciting young prospect by Savabeel at Caulfield on Saturday. Bassett impressed in his winning debut over 1100 metres, a performance that augurs well for his future.
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[18 May 15]
The Bauhinia flag again flew high in the $1 million Group 1 KrisFlyer International Sprint (1200m) on Sunday when Hong Kong’s new sprinting star Aerovelocity accounted for a stellar international field to give the former British colony a fifth hurrah in the sprint feature since its inception in 2001.
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[13 May 15]
The buying bench at Karaka this afternoon were again hot on the trail of Ocean Park’s weanlings. WS’s Gr 1 Cox Plate winner’s first crop representatives remained high in their shopping lists and sold up to $80,000.
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[09 May 15]
Pump Up The Volume continued a proud family tradition at Arawa Park on Saturday when he emulated his mother in claiming the feature staying event on the card.
The rugged Savabeel gelding mastered the trying conditions to take top honours in the Gr.3 Campbell Infrastructure Rotorua Cup.
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[08 May 15]
Epingle’s future racing opportunities are limited, but in the meantime she is taking her chances. The WS graduate added a Group Two success to her record at the Gold Coast recently when she posted an upset win in the Chairman’s Handicap.
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[23 Apr 15]
North Island three-year-old filly No Tricks gained a deserved reward for a string of consistent runs when she turned the tables on her conqueror from the previous week to capture the Listed New Zealand Bloodstock Warstep Stakes (2000m) at Riccarton last Saturday.
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[20 Apr 15]
Savabeel enjoyed another superb afternoon on both sides of the Tasman on Saturday. The corks were popping after the Gr 1 Champagne Stakes success of his daughter Pasadena Girl at Randwick following No Tricks’ stakes victory at Riccarton.
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[17 Apr 15]
Nic Ashman, of the The Daily Telegraph writes HUGH Bowman knows how good Pride Of Dubai is and that’s why he’s sweet on the chances of Pasadena Girl in Saturday’s Group 1 Champagne Stakes (1600m) at Randwick.
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[17 Apr 15]
Editor Dennis Ryan of The Informant writes History repeated itself this week when champion miler Sacred Falls returned to his birthplace, Waikato Stud, completing a cycle that has already brought fame and fortune to the country’s leading thoroughbred nursery.
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[10 Apr 15]
In a thrilling dash to the line in the $250,000 Group 3 Dester Singapore Three-Year-Old Sprint (1200m), smart filly Kiwi Karma upstaged arch-rival and former stablemate Affleck to land the first Leg of the Singapore Three-Year-Old Challenge last Friday.
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[10 Apr 15]
Savabeel mare Lucia Valentina is yet to record a win this preparation, but trainer Kris Lees has still been happy with the 2015 Queen Elizabeth Stakes lead-up form.
Lucia Valentina will get an opportunity on her favourite going in the 2015 Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Royal Randwick this weekend.
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[09 Apr 15]
WS went so close to the perfect Group One result in Saturday's New Zealand Thoroughbred Breeders’ Stakes. Only a neck separated the home-breds Diademe and Sports Illustrated at the end of the Te Aroha feature.
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[30 Mar 15]
THE INFORMANT's Dennis Ryan writes Paul O’Sullivan is the toast of three racing jurisdictions after he produced Aerovelocity for a stunning victory in the Gr. 1 Takamatsunomiya Kinen at Japan’s Chukyo racecourse.
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[27 Mar 15]
SYDNEY MORNING HERALD: The world has come to Sydney for the BMW, so it is the right race for defending champion Silent Achiever (O'Reilly) to find out if she measures up to the best race in the world.
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[23 Mar 15]
WS stallion dominated the programme at Happy Valley in Hong Kong on Wednesday. Pins, Savabeel and O’Reilly were all represented by winners as well as the former farm resident Fast ‘N’ Famous.
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[20 Mar 15]
www.japanracing.jp writes: The Hong Kong-based Aerovelocity, the only overseas raider scheduled to take on the March 29 Takamatsunomiya Kinen following the withdrawal of Hong Kong’s Lucky Nine, arrived safely at Narita International Airport just after 6:30 a.m. on Tuesday, March 17.
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[20 Mar 15]
Such is the trust that Roger James has in Silent Achiever (O'Reilly) the Cambridge trainer is remarkably at ease ahead of Saturday's Gr.1 $A500,000 Ranvet Stakes (2000m) at Rosehill.
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[20 Mar 15]
Breednet: Never further back than second in his past eight starts the durable Burbero (O'Reilly)backed up from his narrow defeat in the Canberra Cup to earn his first stakes win in last Saturday's Group II Ajax Stakes (1500m) at Rosehill Gardens.
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[16 Mar 15]
Bloodstock World Staff writes PROGENY by Waikato Stud resident Pins proved popular during the Hong Kong International Sale on Saturday, including the day's HK$7,000,000 (£611,248/€858,639) top lot.
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[16 Mar 15]
HKJC: The Hong Kong Jockey Club offered 24 lots at its Hong Kong International Sale (HKIS) held at the Sha Tin Parade Ring on Saturday, 14 March, and all sold for an aggregate of HK$94.9 million.
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[13 Mar 15]
The manner in which Savabeel filly Savaria closed off at Hastings last time out has further boosted Roydon Bergerson’s confidence of attaining higher honours with the three-year-old.
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[13 Mar 15]
Breednet's Tara Madhwick writes: At this time of year every second three year-old winner harbours Carnival aspirations, but in the case of O’Reilly gelding Caped Crusader, his Derby dream might be well founded.
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[13 Mar 15]
NZB Release: The New Zealand Bloodstock Filly of the Year winner will be determined on Saturday with the running of the Group 1 $300,000 Wellfield New Zealand Oaks (2400m) at Trentham.
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[13 Mar 15]
Cambridge trainer Stephen Marsh wrapped up a deeply satisfying Auckland Cup Week campaign when Panna Cotta took out the last race of the three-day carnival at Ellerslie last Saturday.
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[06 Mar 15]
A Group Two challenge is the next preferred option for the exciting Kawi.
Trainer Allan Sharrock is considering his immediate options for the rising star and is keener on a target closer to home for his lead performer.
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[27 Feb 15]
www.ThoroughbredRacingCommentary.com writes: The era of the Chittick family at Waikato Stud owes much of its success to one horse, the peerless and champion producer O’Reilly. With the horse’s passing in recent months, Brad Waters looks back at the fairytale that was O’Reilly, and forward to the horse that will replace him, millionaire miler Sacred Falls.
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[27 Feb 15]
The Lance O'sullivan and Andrew Scott stable has Gr.1 Wellfield New Zealand Oaks ambitions for Mary Quant and Suffire and tidy performances at Hastings will confirm their participation at Trentham on March 14.
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[13 Feb 15]
Only a neck separated Aerovelocity from Peniaphobia in the Gr.1 Longines Hong Kong Sprint at Sha Tin in December and on Sunday the pair’s keenly awaited rematch will take place in the HK-1 Chairman’s Sprint Prize (1200m).
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[13 Feb 15]
Loyalty to a Group One-winning mount won out as Matamata jockey Michael Coleman made the hardest decision of his season ahead of Saturday's Gr.2 Essilor New Zealand Avondale Guineas at Ellerslie.
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[10 Feb 15]
Graeme and Debbie Rogerson have international plans for Soriano, who doubled her tally at the highest level with a determined victory in Saturday’s Gr.1 Herbie Dyke Stakes at Te Rapa.
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[09 Feb 15]
A successful female family made an early impact at Awapuni this afternoon with the winning debut of Bushfire. The three-year-old turned in a hot performance at the first time of asking following a lead-up placing at the trials.
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[05 Feb 15]
Danny O’Brien’s success with a prominent WS family continued yesterday on the Lakeside track at Sandown. The Flemington trainer produced Indulge there to win her second consecutive race following success at Geelong last month.
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[05 Feb 15]
Silent Achiever’s trainer Roger James has enjoyed outstanding success with O’Reilly’s progeny and he secured another smart type on the second day of the Select Sale. The WS colt is out of the stakes performed Green Perfume mare Swan Lake.
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[17 Jan 15]
Genius drew further attention to her Karaka-bound brother when she furthered her record at Trentham this afternoon. The Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman-trained mare sat on the pace from a wide barrier and rallied strongly in the straight under Opie Bosson for the fourth victory of her 14-start career.
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[17 Jan 15]
WS celebrated another Group One success this afternoon when Gaultier upset his more fancied rivals in the Levin Classic. The son of resident stallion Rios picked a perfect time to shed his maiden status and press his Gr 1 New Zealand Derby claims.
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[17 Jan 15]
Allan Sharrock is considering a winter trip to the Queensland carnival with Kawi, who impressively claimed his first stakes title at Trentham on Saturday.
The New Plymouth trainer has long sung the praises of the son of Savabeel and the four-year-old lived up to his top billing with an emphatic victory in the Listed Tui – Backing A Winner Since 1889 Anniversary Handicap.
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[05 Jan 15]
It was mission accomplished for Savabeel filly Savaria as she completed the first part of a long term plan that encompasses a tilt at the Gr. 1 Wellfield New Zealand Oaks in March with a devastating last to first performance to break her maiden status at Hastings on New Year’s Day.
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[19 Dec 14]
THE INFORMANT: All eyes will be on class mare Diademe as she makes her first start in more than 10 months in tomorrow’s (Saturday) Gr. 3 Kamada Park Manawatu Challenge Stakes at Awapuni.
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[16 Dec 14]
HKJC Release: Aerovelocity made just about every yard of the running to land the HK$18.5 million G1 LONGINES Hong Kong Sprint (1200m) under a confident ride from Zac Purton for trainer Paul O’Sullivan.
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[16 Dec 14]
HKJC Release:
1 AEROVELOCITY – Zac Purton: “A really good tough effort to win. I didn’t necessarily plan to lead but I’ve led on him previously and he began well so that’s how it unfolded.”
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[15 Dec 14]
Michael Moroney’s decision to send Surpass back home has proved a master stroke with the stayer successfully kicking off the second phase of his New Zealand career with victory in Saturday’s Gr.3 Waikato Times Gold Cup at Te Rapa.
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[15 Dec 14]
Savabeel mare Genius opened her summer campaign in emphatic fashion at Te Rapa this afternoon. The four-year-old returned to racing on a premier day and was a commanding winner of the Rating 65 sprint.
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[15 Dec 14]
Speedster Tomorrowland completed a significant double for WS at Te Rapa today when he turned in an electric display to claim the Listed Shaw’s Wires Ropes Sprint. The home-bred son of former resident sire Fast ‘N’ Famous completed a hat-trick of wins with his commanding victory.
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[12 Dec 14]
The rapid rise of leading Longines Hong Kong Sprint chance Aerovelocity has coincided with the resurgence of Paul O'Sullivan's stable and victory on Sunday on Hong Kong International Day would thrust the Kiwi trainer even further into the limelight.
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[05 Dec 14]
NZ DESK: The immediate futures of a member of Allan Sharrock’s Group One club and a pair of younger stablemates on the threshold of stardom will be determined at Trentham on Saturday.
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[05 Dec 14]
A frustrating start to the programme was put aside when the Murray Baker & Andrew Forsman training partnership bagged a winning double to close out their day at Ellerslie last Saturday.
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[22 Nov 14]
Kelly O’Reilly provided champion WS stallion O’Reilly with his latest black type credit when she rallied strongly to claim today’s Gr.2 NRM/Auckland Thoroughbred Breeders’ Stakes at Avondale. Out of a Pins mare, she is trained at Cambridge by Tony Pike for his parents Wayne and Vicki.
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[20 Nov 14]
NZ Racing Desk: The progeny of resident Waikato Stud stallion Savabeel were in hot demand once again on the second day of the Ready to Run Sale at Karaka as the visiting Australian buying bench made their presence felt in dramatic fashion.
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[17 Nov 14]
NZ Racing Desk: A successful trip to Trentham back in January has laid the foundation for a potential tilt at the 2015 Gr. 2 Wellington Cup for Saturday’s impressive Riccarton winner Southern Sav.
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[13 Nov 14]
STC Michael Lee: After War Affair drew wide in the first two Legs of the Singapore Triple Crown series, Lady Luck again eluded the Triple Crown chaser at Wednesday’s Post Position Draw ceremony for the last Leg, Sunday’s $1.35 million Group 1 Longines Singapore Gold Cup (2200m).
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[10 Nov 14]
AAP: Eclair Big Bang (NZ) (Savabeel) has capped a memorable day for Adelaide trainer Phillip Stokes and earned himself a trip to Perth for a Group One assignment with victory at Flemington.
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[30 Oct 14]
NZ RACING DESK: Debbie Rogerson knows dual Group One winner Costume is worthy of a tilt at Saturday's $A1 million Gr.1 Mackinnon Stakes at Flemington, but isn't sure just how the Savabeel mare will measure up.
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[30 Oct 14]
HKJC: Pins gelding Aerovelocity showed his trademark tenacity as he overcame a sloppy start and a top-class field of rivals to win the HKG2 Premier Bowl (Handicap) under the in-form Zac Purton at Sha Tin racecourse on Sunday.
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[30 Oct 14]
SINGAPORE TURF CLUB, Michael Lee: Barely a few hours after Spalato recorded a breathtaking win in the Luzerne Cup, Kranji racegoers were treated to another mind-blowing performance from another champion galloper when War Affair stepped up to the plate with a win that was as emphatic as you would ever see in the $500,000 Group 1 Raffles Cup (1800m) on Sunday.
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[28 Oct 14]
The Gr 1 NZB 1000 Guineas is looking more and more like O’Marilyn’s race to lose. The star daughter of O’Reilly was too good for the boys in yesterday's Gr 3 Sarten Memorial in a perfect dress rehearsal for the Riccarton classic.
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[25 Oct 14]
Jason Bridgman was a very satisfied trainer after WS home-bred Wolfwhistle won today’s Listed Spring Classic at Riccarton. The lightly-tried four-year-old has now won four of his 10 starts and now realising the potential he displayed last season.
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[21 Oct 14]
SINGAPORE TURF CLUB: The David Hill-Ivaldo Santana pairing continued their fruitful partnership with another winner on the board when Pinyin (NZ) (Pins) landed the $60,000 Class 4 race over 1800m on Sunday.
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[16 Oct 14]
Michael Cox, South China Morning Post
Among a massive 14-trial session, the longest many observers can recall, one horse stood out - not so much for his performance, but for his prior achievements and the anticipation generated by his imminent return.
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[12 Oct 14]
NZ RACING DESK: A man of few words, trainer Kevin Myers was succinct in his summing up of the win of his charge Willy Duggan (NZ) (O’Reilly) in Saturday’s Kaponga Hotel Egmont Cup at Hawera.
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[04 Oct 14]
NZ RACING DESK: Waikato Stud continued their Group One domination of the Hawke’s Bay spring carnival on Saturday when Costume bagged the final leg of the Triple Crown series at long odds.
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[03 Oct 14]
All the news including a blast from the past featuring two of Australasia's greatest ever racemares, 60 Seconds with prominent Australian media personality Richard Freedman and Mark's second go out with the GoPro...
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[02 Oct 14]
Waikato Stud’s pedigree consultant Gareth Downey is putting his money where his mouth is and will be supporting the stud's Guineas winning sire Rios this season with his very own Gr.1 Thorndon Mile winning racemare, Macavelli Miss.
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[23 Sep 14]
Well-related mare Procurement will be back in action next month.
The half-sister by O’Reilly to the Gr.2 Reisling Stakes winner Hips Don’t Lie is one of a number of lightly-tried horses close to stepping out for Cambridge trainer Stephen Marsh.
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[19 Sep 14]
Weight-for-age winners are scarce in the George Main Stakes but trainer Kris Lees expects the Group One race to be strong enough to reveal more about Lucia Valentina's (NZ) (Savabeel) Caulfield Cup chances.
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[18 Sep 14]
A new chapter is set to be written in the annals of War Affair’s (NZ) (O’Reilly) career as Singapore’s reigning three-year-old champion returns to action in Sunday’s Sgp.3 Committee Prize (1600m).
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[17 Sep 14]
Former Waikato Stud sire PACO BOY is achieving some great results in the Northern Hemisphere, with progeny there currently securing his place as the Leading 1st Crop Sire in Europe.
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[15 Sep 14]
Past knowledge of Maritimo’s family convinced Debbie Rogerson the youngster was worth chasing at Karaka last year and all concerned gained an early return on their investment at Ruakaka.
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[17 Aug 14]
Emotions ran high after the running of the Gr 3 Lisa Chittick Foxbridge Plate at Te Rapa yesterday following the highly-sentimental victory of I Do. The top-class mare was a commanding winner of the feature in the colours of Waikato Stud.
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[30 May 14]
Waikato Stud’s dual Gr 1 Doncaster Handicap winner Sacred Falls has raced his way into the top 10 on the ARF Racehorse Rankings for three-year-olds and upwards, which raced between January 1 and May 4, 2014.
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[11 Mar 14]
O'Reilly mare Silent Achiever will take an impeccable New Zealand formline to the Sydney autumn carnival after her class proved too hot to handle for her weight-for-age rivals at Ellerslie on Saturday, the five-year-old following a first-up handicap success on the course last month with a winning stroll to victory in the Group One Lindauer New Zealand Stakes.
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[27 Jan 14]
Danny O’Brien has enjoyed a long and successful association with WS and he was back for more at Karaka this afternoon. The leading Melbourne trainer was taken by a Savabeel colt and went to $450,000 to secure the first foal of the Pins mare Pins On Ice.
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[25 Jan 14]
WS familiar silks were beaten into second place in today’s Gr 1 Thorndon Mile but there was a big slice of compensation for the Matamata farm. The Garry Chittick-bred and owned Costume (Savabeel) finished runner-up behind upset winner Touch Of Ruby, a daughter of the stud’s resident Pins.
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[29 Nov 13]
Huge week for the stud with Australian Trainers Tour, the O'Shea Tour, 60 Seconds with Lance Noble, with Stakes Results galore and with an utterly adorable new member to the team...
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[24 Nov 13]
O’Reilly mare Annie Higgins look set to bring further stakes honours to her champion sire in the coming months. The Lance Noble-trained six-year-old came with a powerful late burst to win today’s Gr.3 Counties Cup with the promise of more to come.
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[29 Sep 13]
Stunning O’Reilly filly Spellbinder sprinted into Group One contention with a spectacular victory at Ellerslie yesterday. She romped home in the Listed Soliloquy Stakes to earn equal pre-post favouritism with Bounding for the New Zealand 1000 Guineas at Riccarton in November.
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[23 Sep 13]
A famous WS family was to the fore at Gisborne yesterday when Frankly struck for the first time. Victory was both expected and deserved as the John Bary-trained mare had been in the frame in all three of her previous starts.
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[23 Sep 13]
Star O’Reilly three-year-old War Affair is two-thirds of the way to a perfect clean sweep in the inaugural More Magic 3YO Championship series in Singapore. He crushed his peers last night in another dominant victory in the second leg, the $100,000 Newgate Farm Stakes (1400m).
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[04 Aug 13]
Clear-cut Savabeel favourite Henwood finished strongly off a good speed to record the fifth win of his brief career in the Melbourne Signage Concepts 0-90 Handicap (1200m) at Moonee Valley on Saturday.
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[08 May 13]
A son of Savabeel led the way for WS on the opening day of NZB’s National Weanling Sale at Karaka. The bay youngster is out of the unraced Pins mare Dita von Teese and was knocked down for $40,000 to Denny and Mark Baker’s Hallmark Stud.
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[06 May 13]
Champion WS stallion O’Reilly will be represented at the highest level at this year’s Royal Ascot carnival. His three-year-old son Shamexpress is a confirmed starter in the Gr 1 King’s Stand Stakes on June 18 and will then stay on for an extended European campaign.
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[29 Apr 13]
The Gr 2 Travis Stakes at Te Rapa on Saturday proved to be a bonanza for Waikato Stud stallions. Pimms Time (Pins) won the mares’ feature from the favourite O’Fille (O’Reilly) with Quinetssential (Fast ‘N’ Famous) taking third money.
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[22 Apr 13]
Sacred Falls’ spectacular win in the Gr 1 Doncaster Handicap capped off a massive week for Waikatop Stud. Just days after announcing they had secured the Cox Plate winner Ocean Park for stud duty, they celebrated
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[08 Apr 13]
Promising southern three-year-old Gunnadoo jumped another class with a winning run at Riccarton, the scene of his grand-dam Facing The Music’s finest racing moment. She won four races with her career highlight a victory in the 1993 Gr 1 New Zealand 2000 Guineas.
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[04 Apr 13]
Well named two-year-old colt Wolfwhistle (O’Reilly – Legs, by Pins) showed improvement for his first trial experience with a smart win over 1000 metres at the trials on Tuesday March 26 at Paeroa.
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[03 Apr 13]
About the only difference for talented Cambridge mare Diademe (NZ) (Savabeel) leading into Saturday's Gr.1 Fiber Fresh New Zealand Thoroughbred Breeders' Stakes at Te Aroha will be her price.
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[03 Apr 13]
Approve broke through for his first win in Hong Kong on Monday night when tops at Sha Tin for a leading trainer-jockey combination. The Pins three-year-old was ridden by Melbourne Cup-winning jockey Brett Prebble for John Moore.
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[03 Apr 13]
The win of Santos (NZ) (No Excuse Needed) in Saturday’s Listed Carriers Arms Hotel Riverton Cup (2147m) on Saturday continued a fine run of form for the Balcairn stable of husband and wife training combination, John and Karen Parsons.
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[18 Mar 13]
The best is yet to come from the WS-bred and sold filly Whistling Dixie who won at the second time of asking at Trentham. The Pins two-year-old finished runner-up at her Te Rapa on debut last month and comfortably went one better on Saturday.
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[18 Mar 13]
A fine tactical ride by Luke Nolen was instrumental in Thy earning black type success at Warwick Farm on Saturday. The lightly-tried O’Reilly mare was too good in the Listed Aspiration Quality in the second appearance of a new campaign.
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[18 Mar 13]
NZTM: Wayne Marshment deflected all the praise on to his charge O’Fille (NZ) after she had put paid to a competitive field of mares in the Group Three teakaustud.co.nz Cuddle Stakes on her favourite Trentham track.
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[10 Mar 13]
In-form stallion Savabeel has earned a further stakes credit courtesy of his Singapore-based son Nandowra. The WS homebred was back to his best at Kranji on Friday night to claim the Gr.3 Polytrack Mile Championship.
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[10 Mar 13]
Champion WS stallion O’Reilly was credited with his 14th individual Gr 1 winner when Shamexpress downed his older rivals in the Newmarket Handicap. Prepared on the track by Danny O’Brien, the three-year-old powered home late to claim the feature sprint.
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[06 Mar 13]
With Fastnet Rock’s progeny sweeping all before them on the track and in the Australasian sales arena, Waikato Stud is delighted to announce that breeders will have access to his blueblooded Gr.1 son Rock ‘n’ Pop for a service fee of $12,000 plus GST, LFG in 2013.
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[04 Mar 13]
Kevin Gray has enjoyed a long and rewarding association with Waikato Stud and he has another graduate of the Matamata nursery primed for classic success after High Fashion triumphed in the Gr 3 Bruce Perry Bloodstock Lowland Stakes.
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[18 Jan 13]
Pins’ son Ambitious Dragon has achieved a record-equalling career benchmark in the 2012 World Thoroughbred Rankings (WTR), released this week by the International Federation of Horseracing Authorities (IFHA).
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[21 Dec 12]
The team at Waikato Stud would like to wish you a very Merry Christmas and to thank you for all your support during 2012. As always, please also find all the latest news in this week's Weekend @ Waikato...
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[17 Dec 12]
NZTM: Some unfortunate circumstances and a timely show of personality played their part in well-known racing and breeding identity Marie Leicester retaining an O’Reilly filly out of Diva Belle that she had bred who, named Annie Higgins (NZ), provided Group Three glory for her owner with a win in the Waikato Times Gold Cup at Te Rapa.
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[29 Oct 12]
“Awesome!” was how jockey Zac Purton described Ambitious Dragon after Hong Kong’s two-time Horse of the Year had swept aside a high-class field to take the Gr 2Sha Tin Trophy (Handicap) at Sha Tin Racecourse last night.
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[24 Oct 12]
Scott Richardson Bloodstock and WS sired progeny combined for their second winner in the space of three days when Shape Up (No Excuse Needed) flew home for the win over 1200m at Te Aroha this afternoon.
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[20 Sep 12]
Gwenda Markwell's under-rated galloper Rolling Pin struck Pins’ first stakes winner for the season and a major surprise when scoring an all the way win in the Gr 3 Cameron Handicap (1500m) at Newcastle's Broadmeadow yesterday.
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[17 Sep 12]
Wearing the colours made famous by Linda and Graham Huddy’s multiple Group One winner Shoot Out, the Chris Waller-trained four-year-old High On Believing notched his third win from his past four starts in taking out the 1500 metre McGrath Handicap at Rosehill on Saturday.
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[16 Jul 12]
Pins’ son Ambitious Dragon repeated his success of 12 months ago when he was crowned Horse of the Year for the 2011/2012 season at the Hong Kong Jockey Club Champion Awards presentation ceremony yesterday.
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[31 May 12]
When it comes to bloodstock matters its not often that Celia Crawshaw ignores the advice of her father Garry or younger brother Mark Chittick, but in May last year she did just that. Author: Michelle Saba - NZTBA
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[24 May 12]
Hong Kong has known only one Triple Crown winner but Ambitious Dragon will attempt to re-write that record when he lines up for the HKG1 Standard Chartered Champions & Chater Cup at Sha Tin this Sunday.
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[11 May 12]
The battle for the Dewar Award is on in earnest between Savabeel and his mighty 42 time Gr.1 sire Zabeel. Check out Savabeel's black-type chances this weekend and which horse Mark is tipping for success this weekend.
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[10 May 12]
Sharbeela picked an appropriate stage to play her first winning role on when she was triumphant at Wanganui today. The Savabeel filly was bred by River City resident Chris Turner and WS who have enjoyed a long and successful association.
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[31 Mar 12]
Widely-travelled jockey Lisa Cropp renewed a successful association with WS and trainer Kevin Gray at Awapuni today when she guided the well-bred filly Lego to victory. The O’Reilly three-year-old was blessed with a better barrier and took full advantage to post her second career success.
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[26 Mar 12]
AAP TURF: Shopaholic (NZ) (Pins) has the Group One Stradbroke Handicap ambitiously short-listed as one of her winter missions after trainer Danny O'Brien decided against a Sydney autumn campaign for the filly.
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[05 Mar 12]
Nandowra could be on the quick back-up following his victory over 1600m in Singapore last Friday. Trainer Michael Freedman said he would monitor the gelding over the weekend he could be a starter in the Gr 3 $200,000 Polytrack Mile Championship (1600m) on March 11.
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[01 Mar 12]
Hong Kong Horse of the Year Ambitious Dragon set up a possible Dubai World Cup clash with globe-trotting fellow New Zealand-bred So You Think when he ran away with the Gr. 1-HK Citibank Hong Kong Gold Cup at Sha Tin last Sunday.
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[21 Feb 12]
At the same time that Pins filly Shopaholic added another feature win to Waikato Stud’s imposing Australian tally in Saturday’s Gr. 3 The Vanity at Flemington, a returnee under the same model was gearing up for a comeback on the local racing scene.
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[02 Feb 12]
New Zealand buyers paid heavily for the choice lots out of WS's draft on the second day of the Select Sale at Karaka. Matamata trainer Roger James opened up early to secure an O'Reilly filly for $160,000 and later in the session it was Awapuni horsewoman Lisa Latta who dug even deeper to claim a daughter of No Excuse Needed for $200,000.
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[30 Jan 12]
Four days after Sha Tin’s Chinese New Year raceday welcomed in the Year of the Dragon, the iconic racetrack witnessed the ‘Return of the Dragon’ as Hong Kong’s Horse of the Year swept to a scintillating victory in the HKG1 Stewards’ Cup.
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[30 Jan 12]
A son of Savabeel was the headline act for WS on day one of NZ Bloodstock's National Yearling Sales series at Karaka today. The colt was purchased by Singapore-based trainer Michael Freedman and Cambridge agent Michael Wallance for $170,000.
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[26 Jan 12]
WS stallion Pins was represented by a winning double at Hastings yesterday with Glad carrying the farm's colours to victory and Sharp Decision collecting his maiden success. O'Reilly was also to the fore as well with a filly who started her career in fine style.
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[22 Jan 12]
The money was right on the mark for Infuse in the closing event on Saturday's Flemington card. The highly-promising son of Pins was the target of solid support, despite racing out of his grade, but the WS-bred and sold three-year-old turned in a convincing display.
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[20 Jan 12]
Mark down the Graeme and Debbie Rogerson-trained Toss Up as a promising staying filly to follow. The WS-bred and raced daughter of Zabeel showed her appreciation of the step up to a metric mile at Matamata today with a convincing victory.
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[14 Jan 12]
Trainer Michael Freedman believes there is still plenty of scope left in the WS-bred and sold Savabeel 4YO Nandowra after he resumed from a spell with a gutsy win at Kranji last night.
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[13 Jan 12]
WS posted a winning double in Melbourne yesterday with homebreds Infuse and Attivita flying the Pins flag. The Matamata farm's enjoyed a red letter day at the Ballarat meeting with the O'Reilly three-year-old Rollerball also successful in just his second appearance for trainer Robert Smerdon.
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[15 Dec 11]
Mink showed enough in a brief New Zealand career for Guy Lowry to recommend the Scaredee Cat mare be given her chance in Sydney. With his Hastings training partner Grant Cullen, he prepared her to win one of her three starts before she joined the leading stable of John O'Shea.
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[16 Nov 11]
Waikato’s nine-time Gr.1 sire Pins featured prominently today following the starring role played by his Little Avondale Stud-bred son out of Laebeel at the 2011 NZB Ready To Run Sale.
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[14 Nov 11]
Hope So displayed a turn of foot reminiscent of her famous father when she made a dream debut at Te Awamutu. Bred and raced by WS and trained for them by Graeme and Debbie Rogerson, she had the benefit of three preparatory trials leading in to her first raceday outing today and she delivered in grand style.
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[13 Nov 11]
Justanexcuse will be regular jockey Darryl Bradley's golden boy for a long time to come after they proved a winning combination at Riccarton. Revelling in the heavy conditions, the WS-bred and sold sprinter was too good for his open class rivals.
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[13 Nov 11]
Savabeel's promising son Savour The Moment added another string to his bow at Riccarton this afternoon. The four-year-old allayed any fears about his ability to cope with seriously rain-affected going when he claimed the Rating 85 mile with authority.
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[13 Nov 11]
Champion sire Pins looks to have come up with another rising star in the form of the unbeaten three-year-old Sacred Pins. He looks well on the way to bigger and better things after mastering a significant rise in class to win at Rosehill.
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[10 Nov 11]
WS graduates posted a winning double in Melbourne yesterday with Brambles and Builder O'Reilly both successful at the Seymour meeting. The former is a son on Savabeel and was a $100,000 purchase by leading Caulfield trainer Peter Moody during the Premier Sale at Karaka last year.
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[23 Oct 11]
O'Reilly's progressive son President Lincoln made the impressive jump out of maiden company to claim today's Gr 2 New Zealand Bloodstock Wellington Guineas and might be aimed even higher next month. Awapuni trainer Lisa Latta is giving serious thought to raising the bar to Gr 1 level with the three-year-old if conditions suit.
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[23 Oct 11]
Leading Sydney jockey Jim Cassidy has formed a strong opinion of Somepin Anypin and his judgement was again on the mark at Rosehill this afternoon. The WS-bred and sold son of Pins galloped his rivals into submission over 1400 metres to win with ease.
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[02 Oct 11]
I'm Jake carried the familiar WS silks to an impressive all-the-way victory in today's Listed $A100,000 RM Ansett Classic at Mornington. The game son of Pins headed straight to front under rider Ben Melham and they dictated terms every inch of the way.
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[01 Oct 11]
Crack colt Antonio Lombardo was an effortless winner at his three-year-old debut and the high-class son of Pins was again untested to add the Gr 2 Hawke's Bay Guineas to his impressive record.
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[23 Sep 11]
Promising O'Reilly filly Tarantella took a winning step toward a possible Gr 1 target when she turned on the style at Otaki today. The lightly-raced three-year-old posted her first career success at her third start and gave her connections encouragement for the future.
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[21 Sep 11]
A well-related filly with a pedigree that has made a significant impact in Australia looked headed for much better company following her winning debut for WS at yesterday's Nowra meeting.
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[21 Sep 11]
Tauranga brothers Bill and Jim Gartshore have only been in the thoroughbred industry a short time but both admit they love it especially after breeding their first group winner Strike The Stars (NZ) (Savabeel).
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[10 Sep 11]
Matamata trainer Peter McKay found the perfect race at Ruakaka today for his exciting galloper Antonio Lombardo to kick-start his three-year-old career. The well-performed son of Pins was, as expected, in a class of his own when he resumed in the Listed Northland Breeders' Stakes.
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[07 Sep 11]
The curtain has come down on the racing career of the well-performed Vigor whose record failed to accurately reflect his talent. While eight victories, seven placings and stake earnings of nearly $1.2 million are impressive, they could have made even better reading.
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[05 Sep 11]
Fast 'N' Famous was represented by his first Australian winner yesterday when Famous By Name was successful in Victoria. The lightly-raced colt stepped up to 1600 metres for the first time at Wangaratta and opened his account in good style under rider Luke Currie.
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[23 Aug 11]
Danny O'Brien says he will have a better idea of the spring path he should follow with his classic winner Shamrocker after the Australian Derby winner resumes in the $A200,000 Memsie Stakes at Caulfield on Saturday.
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[17 Aug 11]
The legendary international triple G1 winner Paco Boy along with O'Reilly, Pins, Savabeel, Fast'N'Famous, No Excuse Needed and Rios will be on parade at Waikato Stud this Saturday (August 27) at 1:50 pm.
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[10 Aug 11]
Waikato’s G1 sire No Excuse Needed’s pedigree could well be in store for some sweet updates this season, should his US 3YO half-brother Higher Court (Sharmardal) continue to play his part.
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[01 Aug 11]
Savabeel three-year-old Lopov will go for a well-earned break after thumping his staying rivals at Caulfield on Saturday. The WS-bred and sold gelding was given a gun ride by Glen Boss and was a class above his opposition at the end of the 2400 metre test.
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[29 Jul 11]
WS graduate Scarlett Lady will make only one appearance in New Zealand before chasing the riches of the Melbourne spring carnival. The daughter of Savabeel will launch her campaign in the opening leg of the Triple Crown at Hastings on August 27 where she will clash with Pins' dual Gr 1 winner Katie Lee.
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[26 Jul 11]
Danny O’Brien is confident that his former Group One placegetter Vigor (NZ) (O'Reilly) can make a successful return to the track when he resumes his racing career in the G2 Memsie Stakes over 1400m at Caulfield next month.
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[11 Jul 11]
Triple Group One winner Ambitious Dragon was crowned Horse of the Year for the 2010/2011 season at the Hong Kong Jockey Club Champion Awards presentation ceremony during the final race meeting of the season at Sha Tin racecourse today (July 10).
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[11 Jul 11]
With the stakes season over in New Zealand, Thorn Park has an unassailable lead on the General Sires' list with earnings close to $3 million, writes Darryl Sherer. As good a season as Thorn Park has enjoyed, he has had to give second best to Pins in one category, the Waikato Stud stallion the leading sire by stakeswinners with five.
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[02 Jul 11]
Having established himself as one of the leading stallions in New
Zealand through the Group One winners like Alamosa, Master
O’Reilly, The Jewel, Swick and this season’s classic winning filly
Shamrocker, O’Reilly (Last Tycoon) is beginning to advertise his
effectiveness as a broodmare sire.
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[29 Jun 11]
Champion jockey James McDonald rode his way into New Zealand history today aboard a WS graduate at Te Teko. The teenage star became the first to post 200 winners in a season when he guided the two-year-old Showing Off to a debut victory.
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[26 Jun 11]
He might be the outstanding sire of no less than 11 individual Group One winners, but on Saturday Waikato Stud’s Champion International sire O’Reilly was only too happy to show off a different string to his bow – his black-type aptitude as broodmare sire.
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[22 May 11]
The tried and true combination of trainer Roger James and jockey Vinnie Colgan joined forces to post a stylish juvenile win at Te Rapa on Saturday with a son of WS stallion No Excuse Needed.
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[07 May 11]
Forgiven further raised his profile in Singapore last night when he continued his rich vein of form. The WS-bred and sold son of resident stallion No Excuse Needed was a clear-cut winner over 1700 metres at Kranji for the potent combination of champion trainer Laurie Laxon and jockey Joao Moreira.
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[07 May 11]
A courageous Legsman gained a thoroughly deserved victory in Sydney yesterday to cap off a solid run of form since resuming. The five-year-old son of Pins had finished runner-up in three of his four starts since returning from a break for Randwick trainer John O'Shea.
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[07 May 11]
The Rogerson training partnership will head for the Queensland winter carnival brimming with confidence about the prospects of a pair of fillies by Savabeel. The top-quality daughters of the WS stallion will target feature races in Brisbane and both boast outstanding lead-up form.
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[02 May 11]
US Group success was landed by the WS Stallion Pins on Saturday, when his Jerry Hollendorfer-trained son Our Nautique dished out a pillar to post victory in the Gr.3 San Franciso Mile at Golden Gate.
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[01 May 11]
O'Reilly moved a step closer to a notable milestone when his son Hammer Down on Saturday credited him with his 49th individual stakes winner. The three-year-old showed commendable courage to overcome a tough run to claim the Listed Cambridge Breeders' Stakes at Te Rapa.
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[21 Apr 11]
Savabeel currently enjoys a strong record in Singapore and the WS stallion is in line for further honours at Kranji on Sunday. His exciting three-year-old son Nandowra will attempt to complete a hat-trick of wins when he takes aim at the Gr 2 Singapore 3YO Classic over 1400 metres.
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[17 Apr 11]
The winners continue to flow for WS stallion Savabeel with the Chittick family-owned Savoy giving the in-form son of Zabeel his second winner in as many days when he was successful at Rotorua this afternoon.
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[16 Apr 11]
One of WS's most prolific families was to the fore in Singapore last night when the veteran performer Zinly was successful at Kranji. The eight-year-old gave age and a beating to his rivals over 1200 metres for the ninth victory of his career.
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[16 Apr 11]
Versatile mare Shantaine added further performance to her illustrious pedigree with a sterling performance to win the closing event at Ellerslie today. The WS-bred and sold four-year-old mastered difficult conditions to thump her Rating 90 rivals by a wide margin over 2200 metres.
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[16 Apr 11]
First-timer Cowboy came out all guns blazing at Trentham on Saturday to run his rivals into the ground. The son of O'Reilly had been a trial winner at Wanganui earlier this month and the three-year-old had no trouble turning that promise into raceday performance with a stylish debut victory.
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[16 Apr 11]
Pins added to his black-type tally on Sydney's main stage at the weekend when his brave daughter Lucha Libre landed the Listed South Pacific Classic at Randwick. The three-year-old is now unbeaten in two appearances from the stable of Anthony Cummings.
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[14 Apr 11]
WS is hoping lightning will strike twice at the Sydney carnival on Saturday when their well-performed O'Reilly filly will form part of their two-pronged attack on the Gr 1 AJC Oaks. Dating will be out to emulate the Chittick family's high-class performer Daffodil who won the Randwick feature two years ago.
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[11 Apr 11]
Almodovar may have a long way to go to match the deeds of the outstanding stayer Galilee but the progressive son of WS's Pins has made an encouraging start. The three-year-old completed a hat-trick of victories at the weekend when he won the Listed event at Caulfield named after the New Zealand-bred galloper who completed the 1966 Caulfield and Melbourne Cups double.
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[11 Apr 11]
If Victorian trainer Danny O’Brien needed a reminder that a good New Zealand-bred horse can be sourced from anywhere, he’s got it in spades with his history-making filly Shamrocker (NZ) (O’Reilly).
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[10 Apr 11]
O'Reilly's outstanding daughter Shamrocker earned herself a piece of Australasian racing history at Royal Randwick on Saturday. She completed a unique double when she once again proved superior to her male counterparts with a stunning performance to race away with the Gr 1 AJC Australian Derby.
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[08 Apr 11]
Exciting three-year-old talent Scarlett Lady earned herself black type honours when she led home a WS quinella in the Listed Manawatu Breeders' Stakes at Awapuni today. The daughter of Savabeel completed an impressive hat-trick of wins when she proved too good for Sharp Princess.
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[07 Apr 11]
Mark Chittick was right on the money when he tipped their chestnut colt by Pins to be WS's star lot at the Sydney Easter Yearling Sale. His expectations were met with the youngster topping the draft when he sold for $A375,000 to the final bid of George Moore's Hong Kong-based bloodstock agency.
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[03 Apr 11]
WS gained a good measure of compensation in defeat after their colours were lowered by Undisclosed in the Hong Kong Jockey Club Trophy at Awapuni. The farm's hopes were mainly pinned on the talented No Excuse Needed filly I Do and she was only narrowly denied her third consecutive victory.
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[29 Mar 11]
A well-related filly from the prolific 'Heights' family has provided exciting young WS stallion Fast 'N' Famous with his second race track success. The son of Redoute's Choice has only had a handful of first-crop runners and at Waipukurau yesterday his daughter Scarlet O'Hara doubled his winning record.
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[29 Mar 11]
WS played a major hand in the finish of Saturday's Gr 1 Rosehill Guineas when crack colt Jimmy Choux provided their former champion stallion and leading broodmare sire Centaine with yet another top-flight success. For good measure current resident O'Reilly was represented by the third placegetter Shamrocker.
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[29 Mar 11]
Michael Manson's pre-race confidence in Natsinga's Tauranga prospects were dampened by the rain but the Ruakaka trainer's fears were unfounded. The WS-bred six-year-old ploughed through the heavy conditions to crush his rivals in the Team Welleans BOP Cup.
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[29 Mar 11]
Brisbane-bound filly Scarlett Lady added another string to her bow when she mastered a rain-affected track to post a clear-cut victory at Tauranga. The exciting daughter of Savabeel emphasised her ample class by distancing her three-year-old rivals over 1600 metres.
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[29 Mar 11]
Pins three-year-old Agent made the perfect start to his racing career with a runaway victory in Melbourne on Friday. Trained by Robert Hickmott for high-profile owner Lloyd Williams, the WS-bred and sold gelding was successful at the first time of asking when he coasted home by two and a-half lengths at Sandown.
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[29 Mar 11]
Savabeel's hot form continued in Singapore on Friday night when his high-promising son Nandowra coasted home over 1200 metres at Kranji. The three-year-old had also won his previous start by a wide margin and his only defeat came on debut when he raced greenly and powered home for fourth.
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[22 Mar 11]
Maxime Guyon may have seemed overly euphoric in the wake of Ambitious Dragon’s (Pins) Hong Kong Derby (Gr 1, 2000m) victory on Sunday, writes Murray Bell, but the hard numbers of the race support the Frenchman’s rave reviews all the way
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[07 Mar 11]
O'Reilly played the starring stallion role at Flemington yesterday when his daughter Shamrocker won the Gr 1 Australian Guineas and he also made his presence felt in South Australia
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[19 Feb 11]
WS stallions continued their domination of a Gr 3 feature sponsored by the Chittick family when Antonio Lombardo dug deep to win Saturday's Two-Year-Old Classic at the Pukekura Raceway
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[03 Feb 11]
It was the turn of Fast 'N' Famous to fly the WS flag with pride at Karaka yesterday when a striking son of the Redoute's Choice stallion topped the Matamata farm's draft on the first day of the Select Sale.
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[30 Jan 11]
WS enjoyed a perfect lead in to sales week at Karaka when the Chittick-owned and bred filly Dating posted a slashing victory in the Gr 3 Desert Gold Stakes on the champagne turf at Trentham
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[22 Jan 11]
Leading trainer Danny O'Brien has compared rising star Cabeza favourably with some of his previous leading lights after the four-year-old's dominant victory at Flemington yesterday.
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[20 Jan 11]
Communication is a key component at Waikato Stud and to enhance our clients’ experience we have developed, in conjunction with our management software provider Ardex Technology, a new state of the art website
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[20 Jan 11]
The outstanding triple Group One winner Paco Boy, who has been secured for stud duty by the Chittick family's Matamata farm in conjunction with Highclere Stud in the United Kingdom, will begin his Southern Hemisphere service later this year at a fee of $12,500 plus GST
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